Category Archives: Backyard Chickens

If you’ve been following my gardening efforts at all, you have read how I turned my backyard flowerbed into a raised garden this year. Here is the update I wrote about two months later. Above is a picture of how it looked about three weeks ago. It seemed to explode almost overnight! We have had a wonderful late summer/early fall here in the Pacific Northwest. Little to no rain for 80+ days! That means we have had an extended harvest, for which I am very grateful because I got started so late in the spring. Here, let me share what we … Continue reading →

I started the GAPS diet last spring and needed to find a source of soy-free, pastured, organic eggs. It is not a requirement of the diet, but clean food is best for optimal healing. A small retail store near my home offered a local, stable supply, but they were very, very expensive. So my dear husband and I began considering getting our own chickens to save on the cost, but we were concerned about keeping them safe because our area has raccoons, possums, coyotes and hawks. After a trip to see some friends who have a few acres, we were … Continue reading →

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